Spen Valley High School
Roberttown Lane, Liversedge, WF15 7LX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- The Spenborough Co-operative Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Kyle Audsley
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Spen Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 960
- Pupils on roll
- 958
- URN
- 107778
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924405451
About this school
Spen Valley High School is a foundation secondary school in Liversedge. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 958 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 181 | 188 | 189 |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.2 | 34.1 | 35.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.70 -0.90 to -0.49 | -0.77 -0.98 to -0.57 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% | 25.5% | 24.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 47% | 46.8% | 49.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 6% | 11.2% | 3.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Spen Valley High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kirklees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 36.2 | 40.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 34.1 | 41 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 35.7 | 42.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 953 |
| 2023/24 | 969 |
| 2024/25 | 960 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Spen Valley High School compares
Spen Valley High School ranked 24th of 25 secondary schools in Kirklees for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 28% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35.7 | 9.6% | 32.4% | 958 | — |
| Heckmondwike Grammar School | 80.2 | 3.6% | 5.8% | 1,522 | 1.2 miles |
| The Mirfield Free Grammar | 47.8 | 8.7% | 22.9% | 1,300 | 1.3 miles |
| Castle Hall Academy | 46.9 | 9% | 36.7% | 863 | 1.8 miles |
| Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy | 42.7 | 7.4% | 27.1% | 1,228 | 1.9 miles |
| Westborough High School | 42.6 | 9.9% | 46.7% | 900 | 2.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.4%
- English as an additional language
- 9.5%
- Overall absence
- 9.61%
- Persistent absence
- 27.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Heckmondwike Grammar School1.2 miles
Secondary · Heckmondwike
-
The Mirfield Free Grammar1.3 miles
Secondary · Mirfield
-
Castle Hall Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Mirfield
-
Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy1.9 miles
Secondary · Cleckheaton
-
Westborough High School2.2 miles
Secondary · Dewsbury
Other schools in Liversedge
- Hartshead Junior and Infant School Primary
- Headlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School Primary
- High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Hightown Primary School Primary
- Littletown Junior Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy Primary
- Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School Primary
- Roberttown CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Spen Valley High School teach?
- Spen Valley High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Liversedge.
- Who is the headteacher of Spen Valley High School?
- The headteacher of Spen Valley High School is Mr Kyle Audsley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Spen Valley High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Spen Valley High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Spen Valley High School?
- Spen Valley High School has 958 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Spen Valley High School full?
- Spen Valley High School has capacity for 960 pupils and 958 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Spen Valley High School a faith school?
- No. Spen Valley High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Spen Valley High School a selective school?
- No. Spen Valley High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Spen Valley High School?
- Spen Valley High School is part of The Spenborough Co-operative Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Spen Valley High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 36.2 in 2022/23 and 35.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Spen Valley High School rank locally?
- Spen Valley High School ranked 24th of 25 secondary schools in Kirklees for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 28% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Spen Valley High School's absence rate?
- Spen Valley High School's overall absence rate is 9.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Spen Valley High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Spen Valley High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.